Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Kikyo Bellflower Floral A859 seven gods 5 cm wide x 29

5 cm wide x 29 cm tall x 28

66 cm long x 43 cm wide

Pegs broken

This heavy brown pottery vase has a tree bark-like texture and uniquely hand-crafted mini handles and grooves

Called Hinomaru (ball of the sun) or Nisshouki (flag of the sun)

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Kikyo Bellflower Floral A859 seven gods 5 cm wide x 29Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this Ise katagami stencil features a cute bellflower balloon flower (kikyo) pattern. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more